Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay
Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 25.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay peaked at 33.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.
Paraguay ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.0% | — |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +54.7% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +8.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 25.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 25.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 11.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.5% | 23.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 19.9% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Paraguay was 25.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Paraguay ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release